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OntarioMD Looks to Help with AI Adoption and EMR Improvements

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One is aimed at helping Electronic Medical Record (EMR) users in Ontario drive down costs and have a bigger voice with vendors. In the past, OntarioMD has been responsible for Certifying EMRs. The organization has evolved and now is a champion for interoperability, data standards, analytics, eForms, and other technologies.

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Greenway’s Focus on EHR Optimization is Paying Off

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And it should be easy to use too. According to Dr. Blackman, when EHRs were first rolled out in the pre Meaningful Use days, the primary goals was to make billing easier and more accurate. Job #1 for an EHR “An EHR should help people provide better care,” Dr. Blackman stated emphatically. It’s just that simple.”

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A Few #HealthPolicyValentines

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HealthPolicyValentines [link] — Jared Jeffery (@Jk_Jeffery) February 12, 2024 One more…I promise: Roses are red, data is blue, Computers are fun, But Meaningful Use sucks without you. Less fragmented health data. What does that mean for patients? The promise of holistic, informed care makes my ❤️ pitter-pattah!

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From Paper to Pixels: The Future is Bright for Health Information Management

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They are no longer paper pushers (literally) and are now stewards of healthcare data. Prior to the Meaningful Use incentives in 2005, only 20% of medical records were stored electronically. We are collecting so much data now,” continued Mueller. It’s now up to us to ensure that data is accurate, timely, and useful.

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Looking Back at the Last Decade of Health IT – Healthcare IT Today Podcast Episode 26

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Government Regulations – Meaningful Use. Data Blocking & Interoperability. Here's a summary of some of the top topics we discuss: Last Decade. Cloud Acceptance. Cybersecurity Explosion. Healthcare Consolidation. Physician Burnout. * Big Tech Entering Healthcare. Legal Cases & Violations

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Brain Health, Cybersecurity, EHRs, and Chatbots at ViVE2023

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Cybersecurity is a Patient Safety Issue – Imprivata According to Wes Wright, Chief Technology Officer at Imprivata , cybersecurity in healthcare should be considered a patient safety issue since it impacts patient data and patient outcomes when that data is rendered inaccessible.

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To Drive Value, EHRs Need to Actually be Usable

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That’s because they weren’t invented to help clinicians in the first place. Users are doomed to excessive clicking, scrolling, page-switching, and toggling. The upshot? What should be patient face time becomes screen time.

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